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Attorney Patented Jan. 22, 1935 e I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,988,566 BLANKET Hugo William Palm, Pequannock, N. J. Application April 24, 1934, Serial. No. 722,171 2Claims. (o1. 5-334)v This invention has reference to blankets, and of the blanket is provided with a slot 11 that as an object of the invention is to provide, a blanket clearly shown in Figure 2 extends transversely that will render sleeping more comfortable, that of the blanket and terminates inwardly from the will relieve the bed maker of much labor and anlongitudinal edges of the blanket. The edge of 5 noyance, and that will prolong the usefulness the blanket defining the slot 11 is reinforced by a 5 and wear of the blanket. tape 12 of any suitablematerial secured thereto In accordance with the present invention the in any suitable manner, preferably by stitching. blanket is provided at the foot end thereof in a It will thus be seen that at the folded end of the manner to be so engaged with'the mattressas to double blanket there is formed a pocket 13.

prevent displacement of the blanket at the foot In accordance with the present invention the .10

of the bed by the sleeper as is now often done foot end of the mattress 6 is inserted into the I when the occupant of the bed attempts topull pocket 13 through the slit or slot 11 as thought the bed covering up over the shoulders. clear from a study of Figures 2 to 4 with the top More particularly the invention is concerned face of the mattress being covered by the folds 15 with improvements in what are known in the 9 and 10 ofthe blanket. 15 art as double blankets and the invention to- It will be apparent that with the end of the gether with its objects and advantages will be mattress 6 within the pocket 13 it is practically best understood from a study of the following impossible to pull the foot end or folded end description taken in connection with the acof the blanket from between the foot end of the companying drawings wherein: mattress 6 and the foot rail of the bed no 20 Figure 1 is a plan view of a bed having my .matter how hard a pullmay be exerted on the improved blanket thereon. blanket.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view showing In. addition to the fact that in accordance with the manner of associating the foot end of the this invention sufiicient means is providedto mattress with the blanket. prevent kicking of the foot end of the blanket 25 Figure 3 is a fragmentary view partly in section from its proper place, also the invention makes and partly in elevation illustrating the pocket for easier bed-making, neatness of appearance formed in accordance with this invention, one at the foot of the bed, and retention of the sheet end of the mattress being shown arranged in the and other bed covers in place at the foot end of pocket, and V the bed. y i 30 Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken Having thus described my invention, what I substantially at right angles to Figure 3. claim as newis:

In the drawings 5 indicates generally a bed 1. As a new article of manufacture, a double provided with the usual mattress 6, and as illusblanket having one fold thereof adjacent the trated, also provided with a double blanket indifolded end of the blanket provided with a trans- 35 cated generally by the reference numeral '7, and verse slot for accommodation of an end portion embodying the features of the present invention, of a mattress. together with the usual pillows 8. 2. A blanket folded upon itself to provide at The blanket '7 is substantially of the standard the folded end thereof a pocket, one fold of said 40 double blanket type and includes the folds 9 and blanket being provided with a transverse slit 40 10. In accordance with the present invention forming a mouth at one side only of the blanket one of the folds, for example the fold 10 inwardly for said pocket. from the fold line, that is to say the folded end HUGO WILLIAM PALM. 

